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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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